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WHEREAS, the 2023 U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey found that in the State of Hawaii, one out of five residents is an immigrant, totaling more than 255,000 people, over one-third of whom are noncitizens, including nearly half of Hawaii County's 25,000 foreign -born residents; and WHEREAS, Resolution No. 320-25, Draft 2, adopted by this body on October 22, 2025, recognized the importance of ensuring that the constitutional rights of all residents and our values as a multicultural society are protected; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAI°I that this body hereby urges the State of Hawaii to ensure the health and safety of Hawaii Island residents by: Prohibiting immigration enforcement officers —including ICE, DHS, and any federal agents detailed to immigration operations —from concealing their identities or wearing nonmedical masks that obscure their faces during public -facing enforcement operations, except during undercover investigations relating to criminal activity or when required due to emergency health concerns or environmental hazards; Requiring state law enforcement agencies to inform any individual in custody of their rights in their preferred language when ICE requests an interview or issues a detainer; 3. Protecting sensitive community spaces from civil immigration enforcement and barring state agencies and contractors from assisting civil immigration enforcement without a judicial warrant; 4. Prohibiting State law enforcement and administration from providing privileged or confidential information, including but not limited to immigration status, to ICE or DHS; 5. Prohibiting fulfillment of detainer requests on behalf of ICE or DHS for civil matters; 6. Requiring that all immigration officers clearly identify themselves during public - facing enforcement operations, including displaying their agency and badge name and number, except during undercover investigations relating to criminal activity; 7. Prohibiting unmarked vehicles from being used for civil enforcement of ICE or DHS business; and 8. Prohibiting law enforcement agencies from entering into a memorandum of agreement with the Federal government pursuant to Section 287(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act.